Community Social Work: A Guide for Best Practice

This book is a practical analysis of the theory and policy frameworks underpinning community work today, highlighting the importance of anti-oppressive practice and cross-cultural awareness for effective engagement in community settings. Founded upon the views and experiences of community practitioners from a wide range of professional contexts and using case studies, guidelines and exercises to enhance its main messages, the text offers students and professionals a range of strategies for successful practice in a community context.

Essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate social work students as well as practitioners in the field.